DuePal
For brains that can't feel time passing.
You glance at the clock and it says 2:15. You look again and it's 4:47. A clock tells you what time it is; DuePal shows how much time you have left until the next thing — and when that arrives, it moves on to the one after by itself.
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Always in Sight
The Story
Points in Time, Not Durations
A timer counts a set length, stops at zero, and has to be started again. That's fine for pasta. It's no help when the problem is that the whole afternoon slips by between one glance at the clock and the next — what people with ADHD often call time blindness. DuePal counts to the times your day is actually built on: stand-up at 9:30, lunch at 12:00, pickup at 18:30. Set them once. The countdown is already running when you look, and it's already on the next one when this one ends. Not sure when to start getting ready for something? The free leave time calculator works your start and leave times out backwards. Counting to dates as well? The countdown app finder says which app fits which countdown.
How It Works
Set the anchors of your day
Stand-up 9:30, lunch 12:00, focus block 14:00, wrap up 17:30, pickup 18:30. Start from a routine template if you like. Each one repeats on the weekdays you pick, every 30 minutes to 4 hours (water, stretch breaks), or once a month (rent, bills). Or leave the days empty and pick a date, and a one-off due waits for that day.
Watch the countdown
DuePal counts down to the next one, live — on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island, in widgets and on your wrist. Add a start time and a progress bar fills as the window runs out.
Let it hand over
When a due arrives, the countdown moves on to the next one by itself. No timer to restart, no alarm to set again. Snooze one from the alert if you need ten more minutes.
What's Inside
Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
A Live Activity keeps the countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while you use other apps, with a Skip button for when plans change.
On Your Wrist
An Apple Watch app counts down on its own, with complications for your watch face. Glance down instead of unlocking your phone. (Premium)
Widgets, Control Center, Siri
Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets in every size, a Control Center control, and Siri and Shortcuts support. You never have to remember to check.
A Heads-Up Before Every Switch
For many ADHD brains the hard part isn't the task — it's switching. Get a heads-up minutes before each due, then a reminder when it arrives, with Snooze and Done right on it. With Premium, dues can ring like a real system alarm on iOS 26 and later, even in Silent mode, and each due can have its own sound: Marimba, Music Box, Harp, Wind Chimes and Daybreak start quietly so they don't make you jump, or import a song clip or voice memo.
Workdays and Public Holidays
With Premium, weekday dues skip your country's public holidays automatically — 20 countries and regions, including make-up workdays in mainland China and Taiwan. Anyone can skip a single day off with one tap.
Countdowns for the Days Ahead
A Countdowns tab for the weekend, payday, the next public holiday, birthdays, trips and exams. Pin the one you care about to the top and to your widgets.
Readable in Under a Second
Sixteen clock styles, from a flip clock to a progress ring, and twelve color themes (the digital clock and two colors are free). High contrast, large numbers, no clutter. Go full screen to read it from across the room.
Quick to Set Up
Start from routine templates, or fire off a quick 25-minute timer. iCloud keeps your dues the same on iPhone and iPad.
Every Few Hours, or Once a Month
Not everything happens at nine on weekdays. Repeat a due every 30 minutes to 4 hours between a start and an end time, or on a day of the month (shorter months use their last day).
One-Offs, Days Ahead
The dentist on Thursday, a call next Monday. Leave the repeat days empty, turn on On a Date, and pick the day. The due waits for it and rings right on time.
Repeat Until Done
Missed the alert? With Repeat Until Done, an unanswered one comes back every 5 minutes, up to 3 times. Tapping Done, Snooze or the alert itself stops it; swiping it away does not. (Premium)
Free to Start, No Ads
Free to download with two dues and two countdowns of your own. No ads, no account — your schedule stays on your devices and in your own iCloud.
What DuePal Is Not, and What Is Free
DuePal is not a to-do list or a task manager. It doesn't hold your tasks or tell you what to do next; it keeps the time until the next thing in front of you. Plenty of people use it alongside whatever list app they already have.
And it is a clock, not a treatment. It is built with ADHD time blindness in mind and works for anyone who loses track of time, but it doesn't diagnose or treat anything.
DuePal is free to download. Two dues are enough to see one hand over to the next, with the Current Due widget on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Premium adds the Live Activity and Dynamic Island, unlimited dues and countdowns, Ring as Alarm, public-holiday skipping, Repeat Until Done, the Apple Watch app, the Countdowns widget, iCloud sync, gentle and imported alert sounds and every clock style and color — weekly, monthly or yearly (the yearly plan starts with a 3-day free trial), or bought once. If you paid for DuePal before it went free, Premium is already yours.
Made for Focus & Time
Timers, planners and ADHD-friendly apps for getting the day's one important thing done.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is DuePal different from a regular timer?
A timer counts a set length, stops at zero and has to be started again. DuePal counts down to the times of your whole day, repeats on workdays, knows your public holidays, and hands over to the next due on its own.
Is DuePal only for people with ADHD?
No. It is designed with ADHD time blindness in mind, but it works for students who miss class changes, parents juggling pickup, meals and bedtime, and anyone who has been surprised when a 15-minute timer went off "already".
Can I see the countdown without opening the app?
Yes. DuePal shows the countdown as a Lock Screen Live Activity and in the Dynamic Island, in Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, in Control Center, and in the Apple Watch app and complications.
Does it know about public holidays?
Yes, with Premium. Weekday dues skip public holidays in 20 countries and regions automatically, including make-up workdays in mainland China and Taiwan. Anyone can skip a single day off with one tap.
Will it ring if my phone is on silent?
With Premium on iOS 26 and later, dues can ring like a system alarm, even in Silent mode, and you can snooze them from the alarm. Otherwise you get a notification heads-up before each due and a reminder when it arrives, with Snooze and Done on the alert.
Is DuePal free?
Yes, DuePal is free to download. The free version includes two dues, two countdowns of your own and the Current Due widget. DuePal Premium adds the Lock Screen Live Activity and the Dynamic Island, unlimited dues and countdowns, Ring as Alarm, public-holiday skipping, Repeat Until Done, the Apple Watch app, the Countdowns widget, iCloud sync, gentle and imported alert sounds and every clock style and color. It is a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription (the yearly plan starts with a 3-day free trial) or a one-time purchase.
I bought DuePal before it was free. Do I pay again?
No. If you bought DuePal while it was a paid download, every Premium feature is unlocked for you automatically, for good. Just update the app.
